unaware

un·a·ware  (n-wâr)

adj.

Not aware or cognizant.

adv.

Unawares.

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una·warely adv.

una·wareness n.

Usage Note: Unaware, followed by a prepositional phrase with of (expressed or implied), is the usual adjectival form modifying a noun or pronoun or following a linking verb: Unaware of the difficulty, I went ahead. She plunged into a dangerous situation wholly unaware. He was unaware of my presence. Unawares is the usual adverbial form: The rain caught them unawares (without warning). They came upon it unawares (without design or plan).

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unaware

Adjective

not aware or conscious: unaware of my surroundings

Adverb

Not standard same as unawares

Thesaurus

Adj.

1.

unaware - (often followed by `of') not aware; "seemed unaware of the scrutiny"; "unaware of the danger they were in"; "unaware of the newborn hope"; "the most unaware person I've known" incognizant asleep - in a state of sleep; "were all asleep when the phone rang"; "fell asleep at the wheel" unwitting - not aware or knowing; "an unwitting subject in an experiment" unconscious - not conscious; lacking awareness and the capacity for sensory perception as if asleep or dead; "lay unconscious on the floor" insensible - incapable of physical sensation; "insensible to pain"; "insensible earth" aware, cognisant, cognizant - (sometimes followed by `of') having or showing knowledge or understanding or realization or perception; "was aware of his opponent's hostility"; "became aware of her surroundings"; "aware that he had exceeded the speed limit"

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unaware

adjective ignorant, unconscious, oblivious, in the dark (informal) unsuspecting, uninformed, unknowing, heedless, unenlightened, unmindful, not in the loop (informal) incognizant << OPPOSITE aware

Translations

unaware [ʌnəˈwɛəʳ] adj to be unaware of → ignorar

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unaware [ʌnəˈwɛəʳ] adj to be unaware of → ignorer, ne pas savoir, être inconscient(e) de

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unaware [ʌnəˈwɛəʳ] adj he was unaware of it → er war sich dat dessen nicht bewusst

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unaware [ʌnəˈwɛəʳ] adj to be unaware of → non sapere, ignorare

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unaware

adj unaware [anəˈweə]

not aware or not knowing I was unaware of the man's presence. onbewus غَيْر مُدْرِك който не знае netušící uvidende om nicht gewahr που αγνοεί, που δεν έχει αντιληφθεί ignorante, inconsciente mitteteadlik بی اطلاع tietämätön ignorant de, inconscient de לא מוּדָע बेखबर, अनभिज्ञ nesvjestan nem tud vmiről sem veit ekki um/af e-u inconsapevole, inconscio 気づかない nežinantis nenojaust; nezināt; neaptvert tdk sedar zich niet bewust uvitende om nieświadomy desconhecedor surprins не знающий netušiaci ne vedoč nesvestan ovetande, omedveten ไม่รู้ farkında olmayan, habersiz 不知道的 непоінформований; такий, що не знає ناواقف không nhận thức được 不知道的

take (someone) unawares

to surprise or startle (someone) He came into the room so quietly that he took me unawares. onkant betrap على حين غَرَّه неочаквано překvapit, vylekat overrumple (jemanden) überraschen πιάνω στον ύπνο, αιφνιδιάζω coger a alguien desprevenido (kedagi) üllatama غافلگیر کردن؛ ترساندن yllättää à l'improviste prendre qqn לְהַפתִיע אוֹתוֹ अचानक zaskočiti (hirtelen) meglep vkit koma (e-m) að óvörum (alla sprovvista cogliere) 不意打ちを食わせる užklupti (ką) iš netyčių, išgąsdinti (ką) pārsteigt; nobiedēt memeranjatkan verrassen overrumple, komme overraskende på zaskoczyć/wystraszyć (kogoś) de surpresa apanhar lua (pe cineva) pe nepregătite застать врасплох prekvapiť iznenaditi iznenaditi överrumpla ngn ทำให้ประหลาดใจ şaşırtmak, gafil avlamak 出其不意地 захопити зненацька اچانک không có ý thức 出其不意地